9:00-9:30  Chairman's opening statement.

Overview-What Is NAFTA and What Does It Require?

9:30-10:00  Overview.

10:00-10:15  BREAK

10:15-11:45  Discussion--Representatives from the United States, Canada, and Mexico have been invited to discuss improvements made in truck and bus safety and the progress of the Land Transportation Standards Subcommittee.

12:15- 1:15  LUNCH

The Nature of the Truck and Bus Industries in the Three NAFTA countries.

1:15-2:45  The Nature of the Trucking Industry and the Business and Safety Expectations of NAFTA--Industry representatives from the three countries have been invited to discuss the nature of the trucking industry in their country including the number of registered trucks, commercial drivers, road miles, miles driven, standard accident statistics, and commercial vehicle accidents statistics.

2:45-3:00  BREAK

3:00-4:30  The Nature of the Bus Industry and the Business and Safety Expectations of NAFTA--Industry representatives from the three countries have been invited to discuss the nature of the bus industry in their country including the number of buses, the number of bus drivers, and bus accidents statistics.
 

Thursday, October 21, 1999

Driver Issues

9:00-10:45  Discussion of the harmonization of hours-of-service and commercial drivers license requirements and the exchange of driving records and other data.

10:45-11:00  BREAK

11:00-12:45  Discussion of the commercial drivers license medical certification process.

12:45- 1:45  LUNCH

Vehicle Oversight Issues

1:45-3:30  Safety Concerns Regarding Size and Weight and Standards Harmonization.

3:30- 3:45  BREAK

3:45- 5:30  Safety Concerns Regarding Vehicle Inspections.
 

Friday, October 22, 1999

8:00-9:45  Motor Carrier Oversight-Safety Fitness.

9:45-10:00  BREAK

Data Exchange

10:00-11:00  OMC contractor to discuss the system developed for the exchange of driver information.

Assessment of Where We Are and Where We Are Going

11:00-12:45  What are we currently doing? Where is the money being spent?  What else is there to do?

12:45-1:00  Chairman's Closing Statement.